Friday, May 17th, Ed made jajangmyeon for us. Didn't I tell you he's a wonderful son-in-law and a great cook? (I got this explanation for jajangmyeon from Wikipedia.)
Jajangmyeon or jjajangmyeon is a Korean Chinese noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang, diced pork and vegetables. It originated in Incheon, Korea where Chinese migrant workers brought over zhajiangmian from Shandong in the late 19th century.
And yes, it was absolutely wonderful. Ed has introduced us to so many Korean dishes that we've come to love.
It was Saturday, May 18th. Tif wanted to go to the Farmer's Market and we were happy to go along.
When we were at our friend's home three days before, Terry had served prosciutto wrapped asparagus. It was absolute heaven!!! I could have eaten the whole tray. Therefore, when we saw this array of asparagus, we had to buy some. We then stopped at Whole Foods to pick up prosciutto.
Rolling the asparagus in prosciutto took quite a bit of time.
We then baked it and it was delicious, but not quite as perfectly crispy as what Terry served.
This will take more trial and errors, I think.
Sunday was going to be KC's dance performance. Tiffany showed us the many costumes KC would be wearing. KC was only 14 years old when we last saw her dance in person. We were looking forward to seeing her now at the Performing Arts Center.
So far, we'd only seen this one cicada when a young boy who lived down the street came running over to show us what he'd found that day.
It was the first red-eyed cicada we'd seen. The cold weather we'd been having was inhibiting their appearance.
And then... my good friend and classmate, Yvonne from elementary and high school days who happened to be in the area texted this photo to me.
Gracious! I've never seen one like this!
It's possible it's newly molted. But gee... really?
A new noodle restaurant is opening in our two. I will have to check to see if it is Korean.
ReplyDeleteOh, it is Vietnamese.
I love Vietnamese pho.
DeleteMy first thought when I saw that picture of the asparagus wrapped in something is that it looked like a lot of work. I'm glad you confirmed it.
ReplyDeleteWe were supposed to be on the edge of the 17 year brood by most maps but I think they need a bit of updating. I have yet to hear anything other than the annual cicadas we have that make a much different sound. Our big brood, called the Iowa brood, still has another 7 years to go before I see them again.
By the way, as we were driving from Iowa, across Illinois, to Indiana recently, we could distinctly hear the cicadas singing whenever the interstate passed by a wooded area. We heard it inside a car, playing a podcast and going 70+ mph. I can't imagine how people without air conditioning and living near them deal with it.
Tif went to meet a friend for lunch a week ago at a nearby town and she said the sound was horrendous. Her friend said there were so many cicadas outside that she had a hard time leaving the house. When Tif got home, she had to clean cicadas off her car. Good grief! I asked her why she didn't take photos of it for my blog. (She didn't appreciate that comment.)
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ReplyDeleteBacon wrapped asparagus sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteThat noodle dish sounds delicious! We lived in Illinois during one of the cicada cycles, around 40 years ago. Our kids, grown now, still tell stories about their experiences with cicadas swarming in our neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteThat asparagus looks wonderful, but I won't be doing that much work. Today as part of our early Father's Day dinner we will be serving grilled asparagus. Also yummy with just a bit of char.
ReplyDeleteI am happy not to have those big fat niosy bugs here.
Oh the drumroll and anticipation before the performance!
ReplyDeleteThe asparagus at that market! I would be whooping in delight at the sight! That Korean dish sounds yummy. I could never learn to say it, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI love asparagus and would love to try that dish! For some reason it made me think of water chestnuts that I used to soak in soy sauce, then wrap in bacon to cook in the oven. I could eat the whole plate! That cicada is a firm NO. We don't have them in Washington or if we have, they stay hidden. (thankfully!)
ReplyDeleteWhat temp do you bake the asparagus? Sounds delightful.
ReplyDeleteKay of Musings: Oh gosh! I can’t remember. I know we tried air frying it too. If you look under prosciutto wrapped asparagus, there’s a lot of recipes. That’s what I ended up looking at for baking instructions.
DeleteIt takes effort to produce something that is very tasty.
ReplyDeleteWe're having asparagus for the first time this Sunday. So good any way.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to try wrapping asparagus in bacon and roasting it in the oven (usually I steam it and then just add a little browned butter and S/P). But I may check out the recipes. I would love it if it came out crispy.
ReplyDeleteAnd I haven't seen any of those 13/17 year cicadas here in Texas... although we have seen cicadas here before.
It all looks so tasty! My eyes are still freaking around with the two placemats on the dining room table: those are immbedded grills! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteKay of Musings: Actually, they’re not grills. They’re just fancy hot pads to prevent their table from being damaged by hot pans.
DeleteProsciutto wrapped asparagus ... yummy :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
That asparagus looks amazing! Love the rose.
ReplyDeleteWe have cicadas here, but not this kind. They are interesting critters.